What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 06-15-2005 at approximately 1710 hours, the pilot, privacy data omitted was attempting a take-off from a Private airstrip approximately 3 miles south of Palouse, WA when the engine on N330CJ, an experimental aircraft, lost power. The aircraft failed to climb above a small hill approximately 250 yards south/southeast of the departure end of runway 22. At first contact, the nose gear was broken from the aircraft, the aircraft then skidded approximately 54 yards and came to rest pointed in the same direction of the skidding in a nose low position. The pilot reported that as he was exiting the aircraft, black smoke was observed coming from under the cowling. The forward portion of the aircraft was consumed by the fire which was extinguished by local people who came to the scene.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 06-15-2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1710 HOURS, THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH OF PALOUSE, WA WHEN THE ENGINE ON N330CJ, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB ABOVE A SMALL HILL APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS SOUTH/SOUTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 22. AT FIRST CONTACT, THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 54 YARDS AND CAME TO REST POINTED IN THE SAME DIRECTION OF THE SKIDDING IN A NOSE LOW POSITION. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, BLACK SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE COWLING. THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED BY LOCAL PEOPLE WHO CAME TO THE SCENE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.